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Detroit Hip Hop Champion DJ Butter has celebrated the culture of his gritty city for two decades, giving platforms to artists to feature their music through mixtapes, magazines and video. A pioneer of Hip Hop multimedia and master turntablist, he has kept his ear to the streets as one of the city’s top...
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Detroit Hip Hop Champion DJ Butter has celebrated the culture of his gritty city for two decades, giving platforms to artists to feature their music through mixtapes, magazines and video. A pioneer of Hip Hop multimedia and master turntablist, he has kept his ear to the streets as one of the city’s top tastemakers for the new and developing artists. In 2014, DJ Butter continues to work hard to uplift the Motor City’s Hip Hop legacy, with the release of his new album “A Piece Of The Action” with DJ Dez (Slum Village) released in April 2014 . The project features some of the best emcees from the city over production by these two veteran architects of the Detroit sound.Some of the artist features include,Bo$$, Hell Rell, Kool G Rap, Kurupt of The Dogg Pound, Guilty Simpson just to name a few. “Detroit music is from the soul,” says DJ Butter. “From R&B to Hip Hop, our history here is amazing.” Born and raised in Detroit, DJ Butter formed his label Crazy Noise Productions to independently produce his own mixtapes, including the classics “Kill The DJ” (2000) and “S#!THAPPENS” (2001), which featured original tracks from Eminem, D12, Royce Da 5’9”, Slum Village and more. As a music producer, he has collaborated on projects with over 200 Detroit artists like Obie Trice, Miz Korona, Strike, the Mountain Climbaz and members of D12. “Creating mixtapes made me have my own radio station,” he says, “I developed my own network to bring my own unity through my music and mixes.” He has rocked live stages with artists like E-40, Guilty Simpson, D12 (Eminem’s Super group), Jim Jones & Dipset, Junior Reed, as well as Detroit legends Esham and Street Lordz, earning his reputation as one of the city’s finest live DJs. In 2012, he collaborated with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, mother of the late great J Dilla, as A&R for the “Rebirth Of Detroit” album, which featured over 30 of the city’s finest rappers. DJ Butter has released over 250 mixtape titles to date, which have been featured in magazines like The Source and Murder Dog, as well as websites like AllHipHop.com, Inflexwetrust.com and full page in the Detroit News Paper, just to name a few. He is also in production with the documentary “7 Mile Strip”, a film that will tell his story growing up in Detroit and rising up with many of the city’s greatest talents, a true insider look at Motown Hip Hop culture. In 2015, DJ Butter is currently working on a project with Mass Appeal artist Boldy James. He also has 2 very successful radio shows, one of which airs on the UK's Internet Radio Station, StreetSeekers.com, titled "Welcome To Detroit' airing every Saturday at 12 noon Est., and also his mixshow on the nation's 1 Internet Radio Station, StreetSeekers.com, titled "Welcome To Detroit' airing every Saturday at 12 noon Est., and also his mixshow on the nation's 1 Internet Radio network, Ripped Radio Network, titled "Live From Detroit, and airs every Saturday at 8pm Est. DJ Butter is also an Official Vodkila DJ. “Detroit history is so rich in every way,” says DJ Butter. “I really live in this city and love the culture to the fullest. Every bit of it. DJ Butter/Crazy Noise Productions: PO Box 441171 Detroit,MI 48244
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